September 2025 (Winner)

Winners of September 2025

BEST SHORT FILM

ANTAGONISM

Directed by Lohn Lenoir

BEST MID – LENGHT FILM

The Enigmatic Crew

Directed by Mark Buerck

BEST STUDENT FILM

Shards of Time

Directed by Alexandros Kouros

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM

Adas Falasteen

Directed by Samar Taher Lulu, Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini

BEST ANIMATION FILM

Paws to Listen

Directed by Madeline Deckert

BEST FEATURE FILM

La La Land

Directed by Marcie Price

BEST LGBTQ FILM

Rêve Party

Directed by Fabien Le Mouël, Florian Velasco

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Only light

Directed by Zlata Kalinina

BEST WEB SERIES

KOBA

Directed by Nurzhan Yerkinuly

BEST TRAILER

Azadi-The Fight Was Never Over

Directed by Akram Khan

BEST FEMALE FILMMAKERS FILM

Broke Down and Bougie

Directed by Maya Jai Pinson

BEST DIRECTOR

Before the next step

Directed by zheng zou

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

The Lipstick

Directed by QIANHUI JI

BEST SCREENWRITER

Tao

Written by Giselle Herzog

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Dear Radhi

Cinematography by Lokesh Elangovan

BEST EDITOR

Before the next step

Edited by zheng zou

BEST ACTOR

Azadi-The Fight Was Never Over

Award Presented to Mushtaque Khan

BEST ACTRESS

Broke Down and Bougie

Award Presented to Sheila Miller

JURY CHOICE AWARD

There Tokyo (2025)

Directed by Haruka Motohashi

AUDIENCES CHOICE AWARD

Shards of Time

Directed by Alexandros Kouros

CRITICS CHOICE AWARD – SHORT FILM

Shards of Time

Directed by Alexandros Kouros